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To this day, the perception persists that China was a civilization defeated by imperialist Britain's most desirable trade commodity, opium—a drug that turned the Chinese into cadaverous addicts in the iron grip of dependence. Britain, in an effort to reverse the damage caused by opium addiction, launched its own version of the "war on drugs," which lasted roughly sixty years, from 1880 to World War II and the beginning of Chinese communism. But, as Narcotic Culture brilliantly shows, the real scandal in Chinese history was not the expansion of the drug trade by Britain in the early nineteenth century, but rather the failure of the British to grasp the consequences of prohibition.In a stunning historical reversal, Frank Dikötter, Lars Laamann, and Zhou Xun tell this different story of the relationship between opium and the Chinese. They reveal that opium actually had few harmful effects on either health or longevity; in fact, it was prepared and appreciated in highly complex rituals with inbuilt constraints preventing excessive use. Opium was even used as a medicinal panacea in China before the availability of aspirin and penicillin. But as a result of the British effort to eradicate opium, the Chinese turned from the relatively benign use of that drug to heroin, morphine, cocaine, and countless other psychoactive substances. Narcotic Culture provides abundant evidence that the transition from a tolerated opium culture to a system of prohibition produced a "cure" that was far worse than the disease.Delving into a history of drugs and their abuses, Narcotic Culture is part revisionist history of imperial and twentieth-century Britain and part sobering portrait of the dangers of prohibition. Culture of Somalia - history people women beliefs food ... Identification. Somalia was known to the ancient Egyptians as the Land of Punt. They valued its trees which produced the aromatic gum resins frankincense ... drug addiction and drug abuse: History - Infoplease drug addiction and drug abuse. History. Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early ... South African Race-Culture & Sports: Dismantling Of ... South African Race-Culture & Sports: Dismantling Of Culture Arts Sports & Cultural Transmission Of Africans In Mzantsi The History of Hypnosis The history of hypnosis is full of contradictions. On the one hand a history of hypnosis is a bit like a history of breathing. Like breathing hypnosis is an ... History of opium in China - Wikipedia The history of opium in China began with the use of opium for medicinal purposes during the 7th century. In the 17th century the practice of mixing opium with tobacco ... Supercourse: Epidemiology the Internet and Global Health This course is designed to provide an overview on epidemiology and the Internet for medical and health related students around the world based on the concept of ... United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in ... United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Historical Timeline - Medical Marijuana - ProCon.org Medical Marijuana - Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option? Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide - Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal? List of Narcotic Drugs - Illegal and Prescription ... Types of Narcotic Drugs. Whether they are pharmaceutically produced or made in home laboratories narcotics are drugs produced from a base of opium. Top 10 Most Popular Recreational Drugs - Listverse Top 10 Most Popular Recreational Drugs^Top 10 Most Popular Recreational Drugs^Recreational drug use is incredibly common around the world and it very often ...
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